EL PASO, Texas - Border Patrol agents in Deming arrested 29-year-old Mexican National Francisco Esparza Gallegos during routine patrol operations back on Jan. 4, 2017. Agents thoroughly processed him where they discovered he had a criminal history to include charges related to “Homicide” in Mexico. The efforts to bring him to justice did not stop there.

Agents contacted the U.S. Border Patrol/El Paso Sector Foreign Operations Branch and informed them about the case. It was confirmed that Esparza Gallegos is wanted for homicide on an active warrant issued by the Assistant-to-the Attorney General of Mexico, in the State of Chihuahua. Esparza Gallegos received a sentence of 10 days for entry without inspection, and was housed in Luna County, in Deming, NM.

El Paso Sector International Liaison Unit then coordinated the repatriation of Esparza Gallegos for Friday, January 13, 2017. The repatriation took place at the Stanton Street Port of Entry at approximately 9 a.m.on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017.

It was on Jan. 3, that Border Patrol agents utilizing camera technology spotted several subjects entering the U.S. west of the Columbus Port of Entry south of Deming. Three subjects were observed walking north from the international boundary. Agents on the ground were guided by the camera operator to a remote location northeast of the entry point. Agents searched the area, spotting and following the footprints of the three subjects.

The agents found the three subjects attempting to conceal themselves behind nearby brush. Each subject was questioned and admitted to being in the United States illegally, and were placed into custody. They were then transported to the Deming Border Patrol Station.

Upon arrival at the station, the men were thoroughly processed where queries revealed that Esparza Gallegos was wanted for homicide in Mexico.

The Border Patrol works hand-in-hand with Mexican Authorities to seek prosecution in Mexico for Mexican Nationals who are identified as wanted criminals. The “Procuraduria General de la Republica” (PGR) in Ciudad, Juarez, Chihuahua was contacted and confirmed the statements obtained by Border Patrol Agents that indicate Esparza admitted to the homicide that occurred in August-2012.

That diligence by the U.S. Border Patrol paid a dividend when the PGR obtained the warrant of the Mexican Court in the State of Chihuahua for Esparza Gallegos.

On January 13, 2017 Esparza Gallegos was released from being detained for his immigration violation, and repatriated back to Mexico into the custody of the PGR and the “Instituto Nacional de Migracion” (INM).

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control, and protection of our Nation’s borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.